Caucus Race
eee eee ee HERE was something of the Caucus Race about the Australia-New Zealand Universities’ debate because although both teams talked hard for their 15 minutes each, there was no way of telling who had won. Compére Peter Green, of course, made his usual gesture of handing the matter over to the radio audience, who were unfortunately not in a position to pass comfits all round. However, in spite of this note of bathos at the end the debate was competent, if not scintillating. Tickling the ears of the groundlings was limited to one wisecrack per team, an Australian reference to Nashionalisation and a New Zealand allusion to the importation of Australian debaters. New Zealand had the harder part of taking the affirmatjve on the subject "That there should be free trade between New Zealand and Australia," (continued on next page)
(continued from’ previous: page). and a certain lack of substance underlay the Celtic eloquence of Méeassrs. O’Brien, O’Sullivan and O’Connor, The Australian team presented a more logical case, but minus the lilt which fell so sweetly upon the listening ear.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 523, 1 July 1949, Page 10
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183Caucus Race New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 523, 1 July 1949, Page 10
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